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A visit to the Nohkalikai fall – The story behind India’s tallest Plunge
Nohkalikai falls has a very interesting story. It was named after a lady called ‘Likai’ who committed suicide by jumping off the cliff; after she found out that she had eaten her own child. It is one of the tallest plunge waterfalls in India. This famous fall of the Khasi hills at Sohra has a very saddening and heartbroken story behind it. We all knew this story when we were kids because it was included in the school curriculum of our Khasi literature. But lately, the State Government has decided to cut it off. I remembered reading it and it was one of the most captivated pitied stories of all…
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Backpacking in Shillong-Part I
I was an avid traveller before a major shift happens to my soul and backpacking in Shillong is always fun and easygoing. All of the tourist places within Shillong are near; mostly these places are situated at the heart of the city itself. Shillong is a small hilly area and has been a tourist attraction for years due to its beautiful landscape which have a similarity to Scotland; that is why it is called the Scotland of the east. But, when people think about coming to Meghalaya the first thing that comes to their mind is Shillong. Most don’t even know that other places exist other than Shillong. They don’t…
